ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster looks set to leave his post after admitting he is to consider his future.

He watched his team plummet out of the Rugby World Cup with a whimper losing 33-13 to Australia thanks to 28 Bernard Foley points and a Matt Giteau try.

When pressed on his future and asked whether he'd consider his position, he said: "Yes, obviously I've got to.

"It's not just going to be my decision, but it's not for now.

"As I said in the week, the responsibility and the accountability relies with me clearly.

"There's a lot of good, young players in that team and it's important the country stays behind them because for 24 of them out of 31it's their first World Cup.

"They're going to on to be great players.

"We've come up short in these two games but it shouldn't take away from what we've achieved in the last three and a half years, which has been very positive for the majority of games.

"It's important to finish strongly next week.

"My priority as head coach is to get a team ready for Uruguay.

"I'm not in control of everything else, so I'll be getting on with getting the team ready."

The way he was talking in the post-match press conference suggested he wouldn't be in charge for much longer, but he's unlikely to resign given he's contracted until the next World Cup in 2019.

A far likelier course of action would be that he's given his marching orders in the days following the Uruguay game, for which he'll be given a handsome pay-out.

He conceded his team lacked a killer instinct having surrendered the lead against Wales a week ago, and added: "I'm absolutely gutted to be going out of a World Cup, more so our own World Cup.

"Words can't express how disappointed we are and we've got some fantastic supporters we feel we've let down."

Sussex's Joe Launchbury was controversially awarded man of the match, but Lancaster believed David Pocock contribution was "outstanding" and thought his team may well have played the eventual champions.

He remained stern on the RFU's policy not to pick players based in France, which would've seen the likes of Stefan Armitage available for selection.

Lancaster said: "I think it's a conversation we've had time and time again in England and it's a policy the RFU have got and are going to stick with.

"The long term situation is we want the best players to play in England and I think Australia have got two world class players in that position.

"In Pocock, I think he's the best."

With England now out of their own World Cup - the first time it's happened to hosts in the history of the tournament - Lancaster rubbished the concept the competition would stall.

He said: "Too many people have put too much work in and there are too many good sides for it not to be.

"For us, I can't even begin to explain how it feels to be honest, but I think the other countries will continue to play and play well and the crowds will continue to come and support because that's what we do."

England fans streamed out of Twickenham early and even booed Lancaster as he gave an on-pitch interview, and there are fears supporters could turn on the team.

He said: "I hope not because I think when the emotion dies down there's still a good group of young players who have been great ambassadors for their country.

"It was a tough pool and we put ourselves in a real tough position by losing that game last week.

"It was a small margin that had a big consequence in hindsight."